The CIA World Factbook Edition 2012 People and Society

Education expenditure In 18 editions of 36.

Education expenditure was published in 18 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2008 to 2025. The 2012 edition carries it in 230 entries, in its People and Society section, under the heading “Education expenditures”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2012 edition
230
the first edition with it
2008
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Education expenditures” (2008 to 2025) and “Education expenditure” (2025).

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Entries with Education expenditure in each edition

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Africa

56 entries

Algeria

4.3% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Angola

2.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Benin

3.5% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Botswana

8.9% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

Burkina Faso

4.6% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Burundi

8.3% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

5.9% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Cameroon

3.7% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Central African Republic

1.3% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Chad

3.2% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Comoros

7.6% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

NA

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

1.9% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Cote d'Ivoire

4.6% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 77

Djibouti

8.4% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Egypt

3.8% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Equatorial Guinea

0.6% of GDP (2003)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Eritrea

2% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Swaziland now Eswatini

7.8% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Ethiopia

5.5% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Gabon

NA

Gambia, The now The Gambia

2% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Ghana

5.4% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Guinea

2.4% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

Guinea-Bissau

NA

Kenya

7% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Lesotho

12.4% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Liberia

2.7% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Libya

NA

Madagascar

3% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Malawi

4.2% of GDP (2003)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Mali

4.4% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

Mauritania

4.4% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Mauritius

3.2% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Mayotte

NA

Morocco

5.6% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Mozambique

5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Namibia

6.4% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Niger

4.5% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Nigeria

NA

Rwanda

4.1% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

NA

Sao Tome and Principe

NA

Senegal

5.8% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Seychelles

5% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 55

Sierra Leone

4.3% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

Somalia

NA

South Africa

5.4% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Sudan

NA

Tanzania

6.8% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Togo

4.6% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Tunisia

7.1% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Uganda

3.2% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Western Sahara

NA

Zambia

1.3% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Zimbabwe

NA

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

NA

Iceland

7.4% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

Svalbard

NA

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

NA

Armenia

3% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Azerbaijan

2.8% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Bangladesh

2.4% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Bhutan

4.8% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

China

NA

Georgia

3.2% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

India

3.1% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Japan

3.5% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Kazakhstan

2.8% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Korea, North now North Korea

NA

Korea, South now South Korea

4.2% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Kyrgyzstan

5.9% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Maldives

11.2% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

Mongolia

5.6% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Nepal

4.6% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

Pakistan

2.7% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 142

Russia

3.9% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

Sri Lanka

NA

Tajikistan

3.5% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 118

Turkmenistan

NA

Uzbekistan

NA

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

3.5% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

Antigua and Barbuda

2.7% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Aruba

5% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

NA

Barbados

6.7% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

Belize

5.7% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

British Virgin Islands

3.2% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Cayman Islands

2.6% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Costa Rica

6.3% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Cuba

13.6% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Dominica

4.7% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Dominican Republic

2.3% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

El Salvador

3.6% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Grenada

4.9% of GDP (2003)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Guatemala

3.2% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

Haiti

NA

Honduras

NA

Jamaica

5.8% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

Montserrat

3.3% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Nicaragua

3.1% of GDP (2003)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

Panama

3.8% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Puerto Rico

NA

Saint Barthelemy

NA

Saint Kitts and Nevis

9.6% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

Saint Lucia

4.5% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Saint Martin

NA

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

6.6% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Sint Maarten

NA

Trinidad and Tobago

NA

Turks and Caicos Islands

NA

Virgin Islands

NA

Europe

46 entries

Albania

NA

Andorra

3.2% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Austria

5.4% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Belarus

4.5% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Belgium

6% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Bosnia and Herzegovina

NA

Bulgaria

4.1% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Croatia

4.6% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Czech Republic now Czechia

4.2% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Denmark

7.8% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Estonia

4.9% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Finland

5.9% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

France

5.6% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Germany

4.5% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Gibraltar

NA

Greece

4% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 104

Guernsey

NA

Hungary

5.2% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Ireland

4.9% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

Isle of Man

NA

Italy

4.3% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Jersey

NA

Kosovo

4.3% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

Latvia

5% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Liechtenstein

2% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Lithuania

4.7% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Luxembourg

NA

Malta

6.4% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

Moldova

9.6% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Monaco

1.2% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

Montenegro

NA

Netherlands

5.3% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Macedonia now North Macedonia

NA

Norway

6.8% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Poland

4.9% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Portugal

4.4% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Romania

4.3% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

San Marino

NA

Serbia

4.7% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

Slovakia

3.6% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 114

Slovenia

5.2% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Spain

4.3% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Sweden

6.6% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

Switzerland

5.2% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Ukraine

5.3% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

United Kingdom

5.5% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

2.9% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Cyprus

4.1% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Gaza Strip

NA

Iran

4.7% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Iraq

NA

Israel

5.9% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

Jordan

NA

Kuwait

3.8% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Lebanon

1.8% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Oman

3.9% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Qatar

3.3% of GDP (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Saudi Arabia

5.6% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Syria

4.9% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Turkey now Turkiye

2.9% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 136

United Arab Emirates

1.2% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

West Bank

NA

Yemen

5.2% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

2.6% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

Canada

4.9% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Mexico

4.8% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

NA

United States

5.5% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Oceania

24 entries

American Samoa

NA

Australia

4.5% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Cook Islands

NA

Fiji

6.2% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

French Polynesia

NA

Guam

NA

Kiribati

NA

Marshall Islands

12% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

NA

Nauru

NA

New Caledonia

NA

New Zealand

6.1% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

Niue

NA

Norfolk Island

NA

Northern Mariana Islands

NA

Palau

NA

Papua New Guinea

NA

Samoa

5.7% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Solomon Islands

NA

Tokelau

NA

Tonga

3.9% of GDP (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Tuvalu

NA

Vanuatu

4.8% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Wallis and Futuna

NA

South America

12 entries

Argentina

4.9% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Bolivia

6.3% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Brazil

5% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

Chile

4% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Colombia

4.8% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Ecuador

NA

Guyana

6.1% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Paraguay

4% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Peru

2.7% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Suriname

NA

Uruguay

2.9% of GDP (2006)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Venezuela

3.7% of GDP (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

NA

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

NA

Cambodia

2.1% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Hong Kong

4.5% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Indonesia

2.8% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Laos

2.3% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Macau

2.2% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Malaysia

4.1% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 98

Philippines

2.8% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Singapore

3% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Taiwan

NA

Thailand

4.1% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

Timor-Leste

16.8% of GDP (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Vietnam

5.3% of GDP (2008)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2012, “Education expenditure”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/education-expenditure/2012.

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